Coin controlled phonograph



7' 1963 F. H. OSBORNE ETAL 3,

COIN CONTROLLED PHONOGRAPH 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 29, 1960 1963 F. H. OSBORNE ETAL 3,116,055

COIN- CONTROLLED PHONOGRAPHI Filed Feb. 29, 1960 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 1963 F. H. OSBORNE ETAL 3,116,055

COIN CONTROLLED PHONOGRAPH 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Feb. 29, 1960 w INVENTORS z/azflajzam United States Patent 3,ll6,ti6 CQEN (IGNTRQLLED PHQNGGRAll-l Fred H. @sborne, Snyder, and Robert S. Tuttlc, Eggertsville, N.Y., assignors to The Wurlitzer Company, Chicago, lih, a corporation of Qhio Filed Feb. 29, 19665, Ser. No. 11,523 13 @iaims. (5. Zia-lit) The present invention relates to coin controlled, automatic phonographs or jukeboxes.

One object of the invention is to provide an improved coin controlled phonograph in which the selection of records for playing is controlled by the customer by means of improved and highly simplified record selection control structure having an extremely efiicient and dependable mode of operation.

Another object is to provide, in an automatic phonograph in which the selection of records for playing is de termined by the setting of a plurality of selector elements, highly simplified, customer operated control structure which has an advantageous and dependable mode of operation in setting the selector elements in accordance with the record selections desired by the customer.

Another object is to provide an improved automatic phonograph or jukebox in which a large number of settable record selector elements are set selectively in accordance with record selections desired by the customer by means of only a remarkably small number of electrical, selector element setting devices.

A further object is to provide an improved automatic phonograph, as recited in the preceding object, in which the electrical, selector element setting devices are accurately positioned manually with respect to the selector elements by new and improved manual control structure of an extremely simple character which enables the customer to make a desired record selection with great ease and convenience.

A further object is to provide, in an improved automatic phonograph, new and improved record selector element setting means in which highly simplified electrical, selector element setting structure is positioned manually with respect to the selector elements and operated through interlock structure in a manner which assures proper alinement of the electrical, selector element setting structure with selector elements corresponding to the desired rec ord selections.

Another object is to provide an automatic phonograph in which a large number of record selector elements are set selectively by means of two simple, electrical, selector element setting devices movable into alinement with selector elements corresponding to desired record selections by a continuously rotatable manual control.

A further object is to provide an improved automatic phonograph, as recited in the preceding object, in which the electrical pin setting devices are coordinated automatically with manual control switches for the devices as the devices are carried through an annular path to maintain an unchanging relationship of the switches to predetermined categories of the selector elements.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following description of the invention taken with reference to the drawings, in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of an improved coin controlled phonograph or jukebox embodying the invention;

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary elevational view showing cus tomer operated manual controls on a phonograph-certain parts of the structure being broken away in the figure to reveal underlying elements;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken with reference to the line 33 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of internal record selecting structure housed within the case of the phonograph;

FIG. 5 is a somewhat simplified sectional view taken along the line 55 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken with reference to the line 66 in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of interlocking detent structure appearing in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary sectional view taken with reference to the line 38 in FIG. 5; and

FIG. 9 is a simplified diagrammatic illustration of electrical control and interlocking circuits used in the phonograph.

Referring to the drawings in greater detail, the coin controlled phonograph or jukebox N forming the illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises an upright housing 112 encasing a toroidal record magazine 14, mounted for rotation about a vertical axis.

Individual records selected for playing are temporarily transferred from the magazine 14 to a supporting turntable 16 centrally disposed in overlying relation to the magazine. A record 18 transferred to the turntable is rotated by the turntable and played by means of a tone arm 19.

The selection of records from the magazine 14 for playing is controlled by means of an annular series of settable selector elements or pins 23 supported by a frame 22, FIGS. 4 to 6, housed within a lower portion of the case 12 below the magazine 14. The annular series of pins 20 are supported individually in a conventional manner in acage 24, FIG. 5, which allows the individual pins to be moved upwardly from normal depressed positions of the pins to set positions under the influence of tension springs 26 connected with the respective pins.

In accordance with conventional practice, two selector elements or pins Ztl are provided in the cage 24 for each record in the magazine 14, the two pins corresponding to the respective sides of the record. Further, in accordance with conventional practice, an individual pin 20 is released from its normal depressed position by movement of the lower end of the pin radially inward toward the axis of the annular series of pins. This disengages the pin from a lower plate 28 of the cage 24 allowing the coacting spring to shift the pin upwardly to its set position in which a toe 36 engages a pin movement limiting element 32.

The upper ends of the selector elements or pins '20 released for movement into their set positions cooperate with a radial arm 34 to selectively terminate rotary movement of the record magazine 14 in positions corresponding to the record selection to be played. The arm 34, like the selector pins 29 and the selector pin supporting cage 24, is of itself conventional in construction and is carried for rotation with the magazine 14 by means of a (vertical shaft 36 concentric with both the magazine 14 and the annular series of pins 20.

Any number or selection of the pins 20 can be set to control subsequent playing of the recordings corresponding to the respective pins. The arm 34 is operated automatically in a conventional manner, as an incident to the playing of a recording corresponding to a particular pin, to return the pin to its normal position.

In accordance with the invention, the selector pins 20 corresponding to the record selections desired by the customer are set by means of new and improved control structure of an extremely simple, economical construction which has a highly eflicient and reliable mode of operation in responding to operation of simple controls by the customer to effect selection of the desired records.

In the present instance, the magazine 14 carries fifty records and one hundred selector pins 28 are provided for effecting playing of any desired selection of the one hundred recordings available for playing. Setting of the individual selector pins 24) is eifected by operation of a pair of simple pin setting solenoids 463, 4-2 supported in coacting relation to the \lower ends of the pins 2% in substantially diametrically opposed relation to each other by a rotary solenoid carrier wheel 44-. The carrier Wheel 44 is supported in underlying relation to the pins Zii for rotation about an axis substantially coinciding with that of the series of pins.

As will presently appear, the rotary carrier Wheel 44 is rotatably positioned by means of a very simple manually operated selector control to eifect alinement of the pin setting solenoids 44), 42 with two selector pins 2% located on opposite sides of the axis of the series of pins. Subsequent energization of the solenoid 40, for example, causes a pin setting plunger 46 of the solenoid, FIGS. 5 and 6, to move radially inward against the lower end of the pin 20 alined with the solenoid to release the pin for upward movement by its spring 26 into its set position. Similarly, energization of the solenoid 42 will cause the plunger d8 of this solenoid to move radially inward to set a corresponding pin on the opposite side of the series of pins. As shown, the respective solenoid plungers 4d, 48 are biased outwardly to their normal positions by springs 50, 52.

For record selection purposes, the records in the megazine '14 are listed in a display 54 within the cabinet 12. The one hundred recorded selections available for playing are divided into two categories of fifty selections each. These categories are designated respectively by the letters A and B in the listing 55 of the selections available for playing.

The selection of records for playing from the respective categories is controlled by the selector pins 29 in two corresponding half-sections of the annular series of one hundred selector pins. Hence, fifty of the selector pins located at one side of the series and constituting one half-section of the series are used to control the selection of the fifty recordings in the category A. Similarly, the fifty selector pins constituting the other half-section of the series of pins are used to control the selection of the fifty recordings in the category B. The manner in which the solenoids 4d, 42 are controlled to set a pin in the particular halt-section of the series of pins corresponding to the category of a desired recorded selection will be described presently.

In general, the recording on one side of a particular record will be identified by the number of the record and by a letter corresponding to one of the above mentioned categories, the category A, for example. The other side of the same record is identified in the listing 55 by the number of the record and the letter B, indicating that this recording is in the category B. In this connection, it should be appreciated that fifty pins in one of the above mentioned half-sections of the series of pins are used to control the selection of recordings on one side of the respective records in the magazine. Thus, as indicated by a legend in FIG. 8, one half-section of the series of pins 20 are denoted as A pins and are used to control the selection of recordings on the A sides of the respective records. Similarly, the other half-section of the series of pins are identified in FIG. 8 as B pins and are used to control the selection of recordings on the B sides of the respective records.

The solenoid carrier wheel 44 has fifty selector positions equally spaced rotatably from each other and corresponding to the respective records in the magazine 14. To make a recording selection, the carrier 44 is rotated to a position corresponding to the record bearing the recording. Moreover, the carrier 44 is turned to this position by operation of a simple manual control knob 54, conveniently positioned on the front of the machine, as shown in FIG. 1, for operation by the customer.

The numbers 1 to 50 are inscribed in equally spaced relation to each other on a translucent dial 56 which proiects radially outward from the base of the knob 54. An indicator light bulb 58 shines through a slot 60 in a mask 62, FIG. 3, to illuminate the number on the dial E6 alined with the slot. The customer turns the knob 54 to a position in which the number of the desired recording is illuminated by the light bulb 58.

Rotary movement of the knob 54 is transmitted to the carrier 44 through a flexible shaft 64 extending from the knob, FIG. 3, to a bevel drive gear 66, FIGS. 4 and 5, which meshes with a driven bevel gear 68 secured to the under side of the carrier 44 to rotate the carrier. The driving gear 66 and the driven gear 63 provide a twoto-one speed reducing ratio which effects rotation of the carrier 4-4 through one-half of a revolution upon rotation of the knob 54- through a complete turn.

Having reference to the drawings, it may be assumed that when the selector knob 54 is in its No. 1 position illustrated in FIG. 2 the pin setting solenoid 42 on the carrier 4-4 is in pin setting alinement with the No. 1 A selector pin 20, as illustrated in FIG. 8. At the same time, the other solenoid 40 is in pin setting alinement with the No. 1 B pin. Rotation of the knob 54 to bring the dial numbers 1 to 50 successively into alinement with the light 53 swings the solenoid 4-2 into alinement with the successive A pins 2t}, numbers 1 to 50. In like manner, the solenoid 40 moves into successive alinement with B pins, numbers 1 to 50.

If the above described rotation of the dial 56 is stopped when the number 20, for example, is illuminated on the dial 56, the solenoid 42 is alined with the A pin for record No. 20 and solenoid 40 is alined with the B pin for the same record. If the A side of the record is desired, the customer punches an A selector button 70 on the front of the machine to energize the proper solenoid for setting the A pin for the record. If the B side of the record is the desired recording, the customer punches a B button 72 on the front of the machine to energize the other solenoid to set the B pin for the record.

As will be presently explained, the A and B selector buttons 7 i! and 72 operate selector switches which are interconnected with the solenoids 40, 42 in a manner which provides a proper correlation of the selector buttons with the A and B selector pins while at the same time providing for unrestricted rotation of the control knob 54 in either direction.

Electrical operation of the pin setting solenoids 40, 42 is electrically interlocked with means which assures proper alinement of the solenoid with the pins corresponding to the desired record at the time one or the other of the solenoids is energized to set a pin. The immediate efiect of depressing either of the selector buttons 70, 72 is to effect a positive locking of the control knob 54 against rotation until setting of the desired selector pin is completed.

Locking of the control knob 54 against rotation is effected, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, by energization of a locking solenoid 74 to project a reciprocable locking plunger 76 into an adjacent one of a circumferential series of locking recesses 78 formed in the periphery of an annular locking element 89 nonrotatably fixed to the inner end of the knob 54. Entry of the plunger or bolt 76 into one of the recesses 755 positively holds the knob 54 against rotation until the solenoid 74 is deenergized.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, depressing of the selector switch 70 closes a knob locking switch 82 to connect a power line 84 to one side of the solenoid 74, the other side of which is grounded, as shown. Similarly, depression of the push button 72 closes a switch 86 to energize the locking solenoid 74, whereby the knob 54 is locked upon depression of either of the buttons 70, 72.

Movement of the knob locking bolt 76 into locking position serves to energize an interlocking detent circuit to assure accurate location of the solenoid carrier in the desired rotary position. As illustrated in FIGS. 2

and 9, movement of the locking bolt 76 into locking position closes an interlocking switch 88 to energize a carrier detent solenoid 90 supported on the frame 22, FIGS. 6, 7 and 9. The detent solenoid exerts a magnetic attraction on the adjacent end of a medially pivoted detent lever 92 to swing a V-shaped projection or pawl element 94 on the other end of the lever into engagement with an opposing V-shaped notch 96 formed in the periphery of the carrier 44. The notches 96 formed in the carrier 44 correspond to the respective rotary positions of the carrier which efiect alinement of the solenoids 40, 42 with the selector pins 20. Movement of the detent pawl element 94 into an adjacent notch 6, after the notch has been alined with the pawl element by rotary positioning of the knob 54, assures an exact alinement of the solenoids 40, 42 with the selector pins corresponding to the record to be selected. The detent lever 92 is normally biased to an inactive position by a spring 98.

Swinging of the detent lever 92 into its carrier holding position closes a double pole interlocking switch 100 to establish circuits for energizing the solenoids 40, 42.

The interlock switch 100 is normally open. A normally open selector switch 102 controlled by the A button 70 is connected from the energizing conductor 84 through one pole of the interlocking switch 106 with a substantially semicircular contact patch 104, FIG. 9, supported on the underside of a flat contact board 106 mounted in underlying relation to the selector pin cage 24 shown in FIG. 5. A second selector switch 198 controlled by the B" button 72 is energized by the conductor 84 and connects through the other pole of the normally open interlock switch 160 with a second generally semicircular contact patch 110, supported on the underside of the board 106 and being formed substantially as a mirror image of the contact patch 104.

Hence, as will presently appear, depression of the A selector button 75 energizes the contact patch 104 and depression of the B button 72 energizes the contact patch 110.

The two contact patches 104 and 110 complement each other to form a substantially continuous contact circle which is interrupted only to provide electrical isolation of the two patches from each other. 7

A first sliding contact 112 is supported by a spring mount 114 on the carrier 44 for movement with the carrier through a circular path which causes the contact 112 to slidably engage the opposing one of the contact patches 104, 110 as the carrier 44 is rotated through a complete circle. The contact 112 thus supported is electrically connected to energize the selector pin setting solenoid 40 when the contact 112 is in engagement with an energized one of the contact patches 104, 110. Similarly, a contact 116 is supported on a spring mount 118 on the carrier 44 for rotation with the carrier and engagement with the overlying one of the contact patches 104, 110. The contact 116 is electrically connected to the solenoid 42 to energize this solenoid when the contact 116 engages an energized one of the patches 164, 110.

The orientation of the parts is such that when the sliding contact 116 is in engagement with the semicircular patch 104 controlled by the A button 70, the solenoid 42 is lined with one of the A selector elements Rotary movement of the carrier which moves the contact 116 off the contact patch 104 and into engagement with the contact patch 110 controlled by the B button 72, carries the solenoid 42 into alinement with the B selector elements. In like manner, the sliding contact 112 moves into engagement with the respective A and B patches 104 and 110, simultaneously With movement of the solenoid 40 into alinement with the A and B selector pins, respectively.

Operation of the controls by the customer to make a record selection is a very simple matter. The customer deposits a coin in the coin slot 12%} on the machine, FIG. 1, and turns the knob 54 to light the number on the dial 56 corresponding to the number of a desired recorded selection. He then pushes one of the buttons 70, 72 corresponding to the letter designation of the desired recording. This effects a sequential locking of the knob 54, a positive assurance of correct positioning of the carrier 44, and finally an operation of one or the other of the solenoids 40, 42 to set either the A or B pin corresponding to the side of the record to be played.

Energization of the solenoids 40, 42 through the sliding contacts 112, 116 and the semicircular contact patches 104, provides for unrestricted rotation of the knob 54 in either direction, in that it allows for unlimited turning of the carrier 44, which brings each selector solenoid into alinement with either the A pins or the B pins, depending upon the rotary position of the carrier 44. This is of advantage in allowing the customer to rotate the knob 54 through the smallest possible angle to bring the desired number on the dial 56 into alignment with the light 58. Thus, for example, when the Number 1 is lit, the customer has to turn the knob 54 through only a very slight angle to select a No. 50 record.

It will be appreciated that the invention is not necessarily limited to use of the particular construction illustrated, but includes alternatives and equivalents within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the claims.

The invention is claimed as follows:

1. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of record selector means including an annular series of selector pins, a solenoid carrier mounted for rotation in concentric relation to said series of pins, two pin setting solenoids carried by said solenoid carrier on opposite sides of the axis thereof and in pin setting relation to said series of pins, a driven gear connected to rotate said carrier, a drive gear meshing with said driven gear, a record selector dial, manual means for rotating said dial, a flexible shaft connecting said dial to said drive gear, locking means coacting with said dial to lock the latter in various pin selecting positions, a first solenoid connected to activate said locking means, detent means coacting With said solenoid carrier to hold the latter in various angular positions of adjustment corresponding to the respective selector pins, a second solenoid connected to activate said detent means, two selector switches for energizing said responsive pin setting solenoids, manual control means for selectively operating said selector switches, means interconnecting said manual control means with said first solenoid to activate said locking means in response to operation of the manual control means, switch means coacting with said locking means and interconnected with said second solenoid to activate said detent means in response to activation of said locking means, and switch means interconnected between said selector switches and said pin setting solenoids and coacting with said detent means to operate a selected one of said pin setting solenoids upon activation of said detent means.

2. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of record selector means including an annular series of settable selector elements, a solenoid carrier mounted for rotation in generally concentric relation to said series of selector elements, a pair of selector element setting solenoids mounted on said carrier on opposite sides of the axis thereof, a rotary selector control, manual operating means for said selector control, mechanical transmission means connecting said selector control to rotate said solenoid carrier, a detent c-oacting with said carrier to hold the latter in various positions of rotary adjustment corresponding to said selector elements, a solenoid coacting with said detent to controllably activate the latter, selector switches for energizing said respective selector element setting solenoids, manual control means for selectively operating said selector switches, means for controlling said detent solenoid to activate said detent in response to operation of said selector switch control means, interlocking switch means interconnected between.

said selector switches and said selector element setting solenoids and coacting with said detent to effect operation of said last mentioned solenoids selectively only when said detent means is activated.

3. In an automatic phonograph for playing a plurality of records selectively, the combination of a record magazine, means for selecting desired records from said magazine for playing and including a series of settable selector elements, a solenoid carrier mounted for movement along said series of selector elements, a selector element activating solenoid on said carrier, a manually shiftable selector control, means connecting said selector control to said carrier to move the latter to position said solenoid in operative alignment with selected ones of said selector elements, detent means for holding said solenoid carrier in various selected positions corresponding to said respective selector elements, electrical means for activating said detent means, and interlock switch means coacting with said detent and interconnected with said selector element setting solenoid to activate the latter in response to activation of said detent.

4. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of a record magazine, means for selecting desired records from said magazine for playing and including a plurality of settable selector elements arranged in an annular series, a solenoid carrier mounted for rotation in concentric relation to said series of selector elements, a manually operated rotary selector control, means connecting said selector control to rotate said solenoid carrier, locking means coacting with said selector control to lock the latter in various selecting positions, a first solenoid connected to activate said locking means, detent means coacting with said solenoid carrier to hold the latter in various angular positions of adjustment, a second solenoid connected to activate said detent means, two selector element setting solenoids supported by said carrier in coacting relation to said selector elements, selector switches for energizing said respective selector element setting solenoids, manual control means for selectively operating said selector switches, means interconnecting said manual control means with said first solenoid to activate said locking means in response to operation of the manual control means, switch means coacting with said locking means and interconnected with said second solenoid to activate said detent means in response to activation of said locking means, and interlocking switch means interconnected between said selector switches and said selector element setting solenoids and coacting with said detent means to operate a selected one of said selector element setting solenoids upon activation of said detent means.

5. In an automatic phonograph for playing a plurality of records selectively, the combination of a record magazine, means for selecting desired records from said magazine for playing and including a series of settable selector elements, a carrier mounted for movement along said series of selector elements, a solenoid operated selector element setting device positioned on said carrier, a manually shiftable selector control mechanically interconnected with said carrier for manually moving the latter to position said element setting device in alignment with selected ones of said selector elements, detent means for holding said carrier in various selected positions corresponding to said selector elements, and interlock switch means coacting with said detent means and interconnected with said selector element setting device to operate the latter upon operation of said detent to hold said carrier against movement.

6. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of a record magazine, means for selecting desired records from said magazine for playing and including an annular series of settable selector elements, a solenoid carrier mounted for rotation in generally concentric relation to said series of selector elements, a pair of solenoid operated selector element setting devices mounted on said carrier on opposite sides of the axis thereof, a manually operable selector control connected to rotate said solenoid carrier into various selector element selecting positions, electrical control means for said devices including a pair of substantially semicircular stationary contacts mounted on opposite sides of said axis for controlling respectively the setting of two half-sections of said series of selector elements, two selector switches for energizing said respective stationary contacts, manual control means for selectively operating said selector switches, and a pair of contacts connected to energize said respective element setting devices and mounted for rotation with said carrier in engagement with said stationary contacts whereby one of said selector switches is effective for setting selector elements in one of said half-sections of said series and the other selector switch is eltective for setting selector elements of the other half-section of the series.

7. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of a record magazine, means for selecting desired records from said magazine for playing and including annular series of settable selector elements, a rotary carrier mounted for rotation in generally concentric relation to said series of selector elements, a pair of electrically operated selector element setting devices mounted on said carrier to be supported thereby generally at opposite sides of said series of selector elements, a rotary selector control, manual operating means for manually rotating said selector control, mechanical transmission means interconnecting said selector control with said carrier and having a two-to-one speed reduction ratio whereby rotation of said control through two complete turns in one direction effects a rotation of said carrier through a single revolution, a pair of generally semicircular contacts corresponding respectively to two half-sections of said series of selector elements and having centers of curvature near the axis of said carrier, two manually operable selector switches for energizing said respective semicircular contacts, and contact means connected for rotation with said carrier in coacting relation to said semicircular contacts and electrically interconnected with said element setting devices to maintain for all rotary positions of said carrier electrical connections from said respective semicircular contacts to the element setting devices respectively aligned rotatably with the two half-sections of said series of selector elements corresponding to said respective semicircular contacts.

8. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of a record magazine, means for selecting desired records from said magazine for playing and including an annular series of settable selector elements, a rotary element mounted for rotation in a generally concentric relation to said series, a plurality of electrical selector element setting devices connected for rotation by said rotary element into positions of rotary alignment with selected ones of said selector elements, a manually operated selector control mechanically connected to said rotary element to effect unlimited manual rotation thereof in either direction, a plurality of manually operated selector switches corresponding to various groups of said selector elements, circuit means for connecting said respective selector switches with the electrical setting devices aligned with the groups of selector elements corresponding to said respective selector switches for all rotary positions of said rotary element, said circuit means including a first series of contacts connected with said respective selector switches and a second series of contacts connected with said respective setting devices, the contacts of one of said series being arcuate in shape and having substantial arcuate length, the contacts of the other series constituting brush contacts supported in movable coacting relation to said arcuate contacts, and means interconnecting one of said series of contacts with said rotary element for rotation in synchronism with said rotary element and in coacting relation to said other series of contacts.

9. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of an annular series of settable record selector elements, a

carrier mounted for rotation in generally concentric relation to said series of selector elements, two electrical selector element setting devices connected with said carrier and located generally on opposite sides of the axis thereof for rotation thereby into rotary alignment with selector elements on the opposite sides of said series, a manually operable selector control supported for unlimited rotation in either direction, a mechanical transmission interconnecting said selector control with said carrier to rotate the latter and having a two-to-one speed reducing ratio which rotates the carrier through a single revolution upon rotation of said control through two revolutions, a first selector switch for effecting setting of selector elements in a first half-section of said series, a second selector switch for effecting setting of the selector elements in a second half-section of said series, and interconnecting switch means operated as an incident to rotation of said carrier and interconnected electrically between said first and second selector switches and said electrical element setting devices to effect electrical interconnections between said first and second selector switches and the electrical setting devices instantaneously aligned with the selector elements in said first and second half-sections respectively of said series for all rotary positions of said carrier.

10. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of a record magazine, means for selecting records from said magazine for playing and including an annular series of settable selector elements, a carrier mounted for rotation in generally concentric relation to said series of selector elements, a pair of electrical selector element setting devices supported on said carrier, a manually operable selector control, means mechanically connecting said selector control with said carrier to efiect manual rotation of the latter, detent means for locating and holding said carrier in various record selecting positions, selector switches for controlling said electrical setting devices, circuit means for interconnecting said selector switches with said electrical setting devices for all rotary positions of said carrier, and interlocking switch means operated by said detent means and interconnected with said circuit means to activate the latter for operating said selector setting devices only when said detent means is operated to assure correct proper rotary positioning of said carrier in a selecting position.

11. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of record selector means including an annular series of settable selector elements, a solenoid carrier mounted for rotation in generally concentric relation to said series of pins, two selector element setting solenoids carried by said carrier in coacting relation to said selector elements, a driven gear connected to rotate said carrier, a drive gear meshing with said driven gear, a manually rotatable selector control element, a flexible shaft connecting said control element to said drive gear, detent means coacting with said carrier to efiiect final positioning of the carrier in selecting positions to which it is turned by said rotary selector control element, two manually controlled selector switches for energizing said selector element setting solenoids selectively, and interlocking switch means co acting with said detent means and interconnected with said selector element setting solenoids to block energization of the latter until said detent means is operated to locate said carrier in a rotary position for setting a selector element.

12. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of record selector means including an annular series of settable selector elements, a rotary solenoid carrier, two selector element setting solenoids carried by said carrier in coacting relation to said selector elements, a manually rotatable selector control element, a mechanical transmission connecting said control element to said carrier to rotate the latter, detent means interconnected with said carrier to efiect final rotary positioning of the carrier in selecting positions to which it is turned by said rotary selector control element, tWo manually controlled selector switches for energizing said selector element setting solenoids selectively, and interlocking switch means coacting with said detent means and interconnected with said selector element setting solenoids to block energization of the latter until said detent means is operated to locate said carrier in a rotary position for setting a selector element.

13. In an automatic phonograph, the combination of a record magazine, means for selecting desired records from said magazine for playing and including an annular series of settable selector elements, a rotary positioning element mounted for rotation in generally coaxial relation to said series of selector elements, a plurality of electrically operated selector element setting devices connected for rotation by said positioning element into positions of coacting alinement with selected ones of said selector elements, a manually operated selector control mechanically connected to said positioning element to effect unlimited manual rotation of said positioning element in either direction, a plurality of manually operable selector switches corresponding to various groups of said selector elements; and circuit means interconnected between said selector switches and said electrically operated setting devices and including switch means interconnected with said positioning element to operate automatically, as an incident to rotation of said positioning element, to connect said respective selector switches with the electrically operated setting devices alined with the groups of selector elements corresponding to said respective selector switches for all rotary positions of said positioning element.

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1. IN AN AUTOMATIC PHONOGRAPH, THE COMBINATION OF RECORD SELECTOR MEANS INCLUDING AN ANNULAR SERIES OF SELECTOR PINS, A SOLENOID CARRIER MOUNTED FOR ROTATION IN CONCENTRIC RELATION TO SAID SERIES OF PINS, TWO PIN SETTING SOLENOIDS CARRIED BY SAID SOLENOID CARRIER ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE AXIS THEREOF AND IN PIN SETTING RELATION TO SAID SERIES OF PINS, A DRIVEN GEAR CONNECTED TO ROTATE SAID CARRIER, A DRIVE GEAR MESHING WITH SAID DRIVEN GEAR, A RECORD SELECTOR DIAL, MANUAL MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DIAL, A FLEXIBLE SHAFT CONNECTING SAID DIAL TO SAID DRIVE GEAR, LOCKING MEANS COACTING WITH SAID DIAL TO LOCK THE LATTER IN VARIOUS PIN SELECTING POSITIONS, A FIRST SOLENOID CONNECTED TO ACTIVATE SAID LOCKING MEANS, DETENT MEANS COACTING WITH SAID SOLENOID CARRIER TO HOLD THE LATTER IN VARIOUS ANGULAR POSITIONS OF ADJUSTMENT CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPECTIVE SELECTOR PINS, A SECOND SOLENOID CONNECTED TO ACTIVATE SAID DETENT MEANS, TWO SELECTOR SWITCHES FOR ENERGIZING SAID RESPONSIVE PIN SETTING SOLENOIDS, MANUAL CONTROL MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY OPERATING SAID SELECTOR SWITCHES, MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID MANUAL CONTROL MEANS WITH SAID FIRST SOLENOID TO ACTIVATE SAID LOCKING MEANS IN RESPONSE TO OPERATION OF THE MANUAL CONTROL MEANS, SWITCH MEANS COACTING WITH SAID LOCKING MEANS AND INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID SECOND SOLENOID TO ACTIVATE SAID DETENT MEANS IN RESPONSE TO ACTIVATION OF SAID LOCKING MEANS, AND SWITCH MEANS INTERCONNECTED BETWEEN SAID SELECTOR SWITCHES AND SAID PIN SETTING SOLENOIDS AND COACTING WITH SAID DETENT MEANS TO OPERATE A SELECTED ONE OF SAID PIN SETTING SOLENOIDS UPON ACTIVATION OF SAID DETENT MEANS. 